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Bond Movie Cover Art Discussion Thread. (Best and Worst)

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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Here's the cover in question. :))
    http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTcwMDEyMzExNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTUxNDUxMw@@._V1_UY1200_CR108,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg

    They don't even try to hide it.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    edited April 2016 Posts: 6,432
    /\ looks like Dalton has had a face lift.

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    Here is a fan design.
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
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    It says referral denied.

    Don't like this one: http://www.coverwhiz.com/content/Octopussy.jpg

    I do like this one: http://www.coverwhiz.com/content/A-View-To-A-Kill.jpg
  • AgentJamesBond007AgentJamesBond007 Vesper’s grave
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    ForYourEyesOnly wrote: »
    It says referral denied.

    Don't like this one: http://www.coverwhiz.com/content/Octopussy.jpg

    I do like this one: http://www.coverwhiz.com/content/A-View-To-A-Kill.jpg

    http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81XtAr9jpqL._SY445_.jpg
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
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    Murdock wrote: »
    Here's the cover in question. :))
    http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTcwMDEyMzExNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTUxNDUxMw@@._V1_UY1200_CR108,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg

    They don't even try to hide it.

    Ha ha not heard of that film, that is bad. Many photos must be in public domain and can be used for anything.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,331
    ForYourEyesOnly wrote: »
    It says referral denied.

    Don't like this one: http://www.coverwhiz.com/content/Octopussy.jpg

    I do like this one: http://www.coverwhiz.com/content/A-View-To-A-Kill.jpg

    My opinions on those two are flipped. I like the one for OP but don't like the one fore AVTAK. Roger looks strange on it.
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
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    I'm pretty sure Roger looks like that in the film.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    He doesn't look as bad as that cover though. :))
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    I'm pretty sure that's what a 57-year old looks like when he's desperate.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    A gust of wind high up on the Eifel Tower looks potentially hair raising in that picture.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,331
    That specific set of Bluray covers was hit and miss for me. But at least they were more inspired than the boring screencap covers we have out here now.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Glad you changed the title :)

    Here are the original DVD covers, respectively booklets from the late nineties/early 00's.

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    These are the covers of the 40th Anniversary DVDs.

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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    @BondJasonBond006, Those are my Favorite Bond movie covers to date. :D
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    @Murdock - Yeah, the special/ultimate editions are by far the best. My fav is the cover to YOLT, with Connery looking bad ass, behind him is a ninja and the setting sun.

    Ever since then they have been dreadful. How do you f*** up so baldy on photoshop? Dreadful, dreadful, dreadful.

    Although, I have the steelbook editions of CR, QoS and SF, and their cover art is an image taken from the main titles. Superb! If they decided to released all of the classic Bond films in the main title artwork, I'm afraid that I won't have the will power to resist.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    @royale65, That YOLT cover is my favorite too, I also like the AVTAK one too.

    As for the newer stuff I'm not sure how they can. Photoshop can be an excellent tool. I Just made 24 wallpapers for all the Bond movies with it and they have much more love and effort put into them than the boring covers we have today. It's just a screencap with some questionable airbrushing and darkening filters put over it with a boring white background. No effort. It's pretty sad.

    That being said, I do love the Steelbooks, I don't own any of them but they are fantastic. I love the uses of the Main title sequence as the main artwork, that's very ingenious. I tried incorporating the Main title sequence in most of my wallpaper designs for the Bond movies and I loved how well it worked. :)
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    fire_and_ice wrote: »

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    My favourite poster ever just narrowly beating out Live & Let die's.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,331
    For your viewing pleasure, I have what I consider to be the best Bond movie covers ever. I've spent a few years collecting all these in HD, enjoy everyone.

    http://imgur.com/a/NwzHs
  • tanaka123tanaka123
    edited April 2016 Posts: 4,325
    Murdock wrote: »
    For your viewing pleasure, I have what I consider to be the best Bond movie covers ever. I've spent a few years collecting all these in HD, enjoy everyone.

    http://imgur.com/a/NwzHs

    I agree these are the best. The 1996 VHS covers were those with a few exceptions - TMWTGG, TSWLM, FYEO, OP, AVTAK and TLD were different. They look like the 2000 covers which were the same as the 1996 ones with those different ones above. Also the 2000 LTK cover has more green in it. My 1996 GoldenEye cover is very different, but think it may be unique to the UK, I think North America always had a different cover there. A couple of my 2000 VHS cover sleaves are reversible with the original 1996 cover on the other side.

    The colours were also slightly different on the Goldfinger 1996 and 2000 covers too.

    These are the original 1996 covers

    http://www.the007dossier.com/007dossier/Magazines/Cover Art/Goldeneye/Goldeneye-james-bond-collection-uk-vhs-cover-art-inside.jpg
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,331
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    For your viewing pleasure, I have what I consider to be the best Bond movie covers ever. I've spent a few years collecting all these in HD, enjoy everyone.

    http://imgur.com/a/NwzHs

    I agree these are the best. The 1996 VHS covers were those with a few exceptions - TMWTGG, TSWLM, OP and AVTAK were different. They look like the 2000 covers which were the same as the 1996 ones with those different ones above. Also the 2000 LTK cover has more green in it. My 1996 GoldenEye cover is very different, but think it may be unique to the UK, I think North America always had a different cover there. A couple of my 2000 VHS cover sleaves are reversible with the original 1996 cover on the other side.

    Yes I've seen a few of the alternate covers. I actually own the rare covers for OP and TMWTGG. These specifically.
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    I've also seen these unique versions of TMWTGG and AVTAK
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    I wonder what other alternate versions there are.

  • tanaka123tanaka123
    Posts: 4,325
    Murdock wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    For your viewing pleasure, I have what I consider to be the best Bond movie covers ever. I've spent a few years collecting all these in HD, enjoy everyone.

    http://imgur.com/a/NwzHs

    I agree these are the best. The 1996 VHS covers were those with a few exceptions - TMWTGG, TSWLM, OP and AVTAK were different. They look like the 2000 covers which were the same as the 1996 ones with those different ones above. Also the 2000 LTK cover has more green in it. My 1996 GoldenEye cover is very different, but think it may be unique to the UK, I think North America always had a different cover there. A couple of my 2000 VHS cover sleaves are reversible with the original 1996 cover on the other side.

    Yes I've seen a few of the alternate covers. I actually own the rare covers for OP and TMWTGG. These specifically.
    qt06QYh.jpg
    09jCMIN.jpg?1

    I've also seen these unique versions of TMWTGG and AVTAK
    KwOMk9K.jpg
    DHgahWS.jpg

    I wonder what other alternate versions there are.

    I have that Octopussy CD. Interestingly my TMTGG VHS cassette is the widescreen edition but came in the standard 4:3 pan scan edition box.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Sorry for the repetitive nature of this post but I recently found my entire collection of Bond VHS tapes and I photographed the two rare "Special edition" covers I had. I don't have a picture scanner sadly but when I ever get access to one I will scan these for full quality and preservation. If I find the right still and reference photo's I may recreate both covers.

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  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Interesting - I've got both of those
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I believe those covers specifically were more common in the UK where these were more common in the US.
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  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    edited April 2016 Posts: 4,422
    Ah, I see. I have those two above on my SE DVDs. Moore in the OP always confused me. Painting? Photo? Rudimental photoshop?

    Ah, yes - I love the TMWTGG VHS cover. So dark and mysterious. Kind of a B movie theme.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
    Posts: 4,325
    Yes, those two were then used on the Special Edition DVDs in the UK. Interestingly, on the back of the TMWTGG SE DVD cover is a photo of Bond and Miss Caruso from Live and Let Die
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,331
    royale65 wrote: »
    Ah, I see. I have those two above on my SE DVDs. Moore in the OP always confused me. Painting? Photo? Rudimental photoshop?

    Ah, yes - I love the TMWTGG VHS cover. So dark and mysterious. Kind of a B movie theme.

    It's really heavy photoshop work, They took a lot of wrinkles off his face. The OP cover was made using a couple images.
    The Pic of Bond himself was used from this still image.
    http://i.imgur.com/LPRnCFH.jpg

    And taking the hand and gun from this image.
    http://i.imgur.com/Fhbu3OE.jpg
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Quite bizarre I must say. Thanks for the info @Murdock!
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    @royale65, my pleasure. :) I'm still trying to find the source images of the other OP cover which is pretty obvious photoshop as you can see Moore's neck doesn't match the lighting of the suit correctly so it's a little off. Part of the fun of those Covers is finding the images the used to make them.
  • michaelclarkemichaelclarke Onchan, Isle of Man
    Posts: 25
    This thread brought back a lot of memories! The first collection I had was the VHS set with the matching spines that showed all of them up to Die Another Day. Followed by the Early-00's DVD's.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I had the same collection but the spines never made that cool artwork. When I get the chance I plan on organizing all my tapes and taking a nice big group photo of them.
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